Bar Mountable RUbber Antenna
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 17:15
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Chris
G'day all,
are there any bar mountable rubber antennas on the market (similar to the Rubber Ducky) that can be used as AM/FM car radio antennas? I broke my metal hilux antenna and want to replace it with something more durable.
Cheers,
Chris
Reply By: bruce.h - Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 20:06
Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 20:06
Gday Chris
not sure about any specificly designed for am/fm but we use any cb arial for am /fm works
well hope that helps
Regards Bruce
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 20:53
Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 20:53
Chris, try www.mobileone.com.au for AM/FM aerials. The 60" ones perform very
well.
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Reply By: Truckster - Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 21:25
Saturday, Jan 11, 2003 at 21:25
Get a motorised one and just lower it from a switch on the dash, thats what I have..
Works awesome....
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Reply By: Chris- Sunday, Jan 12, 2003 at 22:17
Sunday, Jan 12, 2003 at 22:17
Thanks for the replies fellas. Will give that mob at Camden a call.
CHeers
Chris
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Reply By: Member - Nigel - Monday, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:11
Monday, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:11
I put a good quality UHF base one (Dick Smith D4022) rewired to fit the radio socket, and use a standard 4.5 dB fibreglass UHF whip for FM reception around town (its full length is close to 1/4 wave length for FM broadcast band - so it picks up weak stations
well).
When going bush I use a long stainless VHF whip which does a nice job of pulling in AM stations.
Both antennas have the same thread so are easy to put on and off. And the bonus is I always have a spare UHF whip handy if I break the one for my CB. And if/when I do break an antenna I only have to replace the whip, not the base and cabling.
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